New: Alvearia Crusades (free, open-ended, email, mixed, fantasy, wargame)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:13:22 +0000

Name:		Alvearia Crusades
Costs:		Totally Free
URL:		http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A_Crusades/
Frequency:		As often as possible (varies)
Email:		Elbryan18@yahoo.com
Type:		Fantasy Wargame
Last-Update:		2002Jan11
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, mixed, fantasy, wargame

Description:

Alvearia Crusades is a runoff of the actual Alvearia game,
which will be available this summer at select retailers around the
US. I can safely say that none of you are familiar with the Alvearia
game system or what it has to offer. Alvearia is a grand world in
which you as a player take control of a small village. As your
population grows, so does the risk to annihilation. You can control
vast armies with over thirty different classes, 7 different races,
and hundreds of weapons, war machines and spells. All of this and
more will be available late this summer.
As mentioned above, Alvearia Crusades is a runoff of the
Alvearia system, a completely free runoff. Crusades is nearly
completed, the only job left is to play test the system, work out the
kinks and design an official rules book. Please keep in mind that
this is a completely free game, and always will be, whether it lasts
for only ten days, or for ten years.

So What is Alvearia Crusades?

To put it simply, Alvearia Crusades is a tabletop miniatures
game that is played without the tabletop . . . or the miniatures.
Instead different maps are designed on computers, they are then
transferred to a grid. These maps are where all of the battles take
place.
As for the miniatures, or E-Figs as they are called, they are
nothing more than a series of stats that tell you important
information about your E-Fig. Overtime, artist drawings and
renderings will be posted and available.
Crusades, like other miniature based games is played on a
turn-by-turn basis. You can play in tournaments, one-on-ones,
scenarios, all-for-themselves, and more. If you are a fan of the
popular Mage Knight Series, or other miniature based games, then
Alvearia Crusades is designed just for you.

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